Where's the Pithe?!

A family heirloom from Bengal

A smart black and white oriental magpie robin was perched on a wall, singing his lungs out, his long tail upright like a flag. He was the very first to welcome the dawn and his sweet melodic whistle rang out over the slowly wakening city. The sun would be up soon and he would have to get about foraging in the small garden for his breakfast. It would be …